It's been tough sledding of late for the Patterson boys basketball team. Previously No. 1 in our poll, the Clippers (8-5) followed Friday's 64-55 loss to rival Dunbar with an 89-63 loss Saturday to St. Benedict's at the Dan Finn Classic in Jersey City and a 75-73 defeat on a buzzer-beater Monday at Gonzaga (D.C.). But those results never get in the way of enjoying an Aquille Carr highlight reel. Here are a couple videos from Monday's game from TheMarsReel.com (which includes the game-winner by Gonzaga's Kris Jenkins)

By Randy O'Donnell and New Brunswick Telegraph Journal | September 9, 2014

The Saint John Mill Rats have signed play-making guard Aquille Carr to a one-year contract. Carr's agent, Daniel Hazan, confirmed in a phone interview that the contract has been signed and the paperwork sent to the Mill Rats Tuesday afternoon. “Very excited about the program that Aquille is going to be part of and the team as a whole. I think this is going to be great for the city, it's going to be great for the organization and it's going to be amazing for him,” Hazan said.

The junior point guard led the Clippers to their first state championship, scoring 28 points with 8 assists and 6 steals in an 86-75 victory over Thomas Stone in Saturday's Class 3A final. On Thursday night,Carr scored 24 points in a 70-46 semifinal win over Tuscarora, 70-46. He has averaged 24.5 points and 5 assists this season. Coach Harry Martin says his 5-foot-6 dynamo is "one of the quickest players in the country with the ball in his hands. " Carr has verbally committed to Seton Hall.

Aquille Carr will soon be on his way to Canada. The one-time Patterson star, who became a YouTube sensation for his feats on the basketball court, agreed to terms Friday night on a contract with the National Basketball League of Canada's Saint John Mill Rats. Carr plans to travel to Saint John this week. The team has organized a meet-and-greet with fans on Wednesday. A Mill Rats news release said Carr was "projected to team with the league's reigning MVP, guard Anthony Anderson (aka Double A)

Aquille Carr is scheduled to have a news conference Thursday at Patterson to announce where he's committing to play basketball, but the All-Metro Player of the Year seemed to make his intentions clear on Twitter Friday afternoon. Thursday night he tweeted: “Im thinking about commiting to a school 2 maroo” and then he followed that with two more tweets Friday. The first stated simply: “Seton hall” and a second one saying “Thanks to everybody that push me to make it to were im at # seton hall” followed 13 minutes later.

Aquille Carr will soon be on his way to Canada. The one-time Patterson star, who became a YouTube sensation for his feats on the basketball court, agreed to terms Friday night on a contract with the National Basketball League of Canada's Saint John Mill Rats. Carr plans to travel to Saint John this week. The team has organized a meet-and-greet with fans on Wednesday. A Mill Rats news release said Carr was "projected to team with the league's reigning MVP, guard Anthony Anderson (aka Double A)

Aquille Carr's plan to sign a professional contract overseas doesn't seem to be going well. The two-time All-Metro Player of the Year, who played his senior season at Princeton Day Academy after three years at Patterson, participated in the 2013 adidas Eurocamp last weekend. According to DraftExpress.com's Jonathan Givony , Carr "struggled mightily" and "didn't look prepared to compete in this setting" at the La Ghirada Sports Center in Treviso, Italy. Carr, who scored 52 points in his final game for Princeton Day in March, announced his plan to pursue a professional career instead of playing in college at Seton Hall -- the school to which he committed in January 2012.

Aquille Carr isn't worried about the NBA draft Thursday night. After a journey from Baltimore to Beltsville to China to Delaware to New York City, the 20-year-old is excited to hopefully take a momentous step in his basketball career. The former Patterson star is not on any mock drafts and is not expected to be drafted, but that doesn't fluster him. "I'm not really stressing too much about the draft," Carr said. "I ain't really been thinking about it. I'll leave it in God's hands.

Local basketball fans will have a chance to see former Patterson guard Aquille Carr play this weekend just down the road from Baltimore. Carr, a two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year, will lead his Princeton Day Academy squad in the National High School Hoops Festival at DeMatha. Carr's PDA squad faces Huntington (W.Va.) Prep on Sunday at 4:45 p.m. Huntington features Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1-ranked player in the 2013 class according to Rivals.com and Scout.com. At least one primary Maryland target will also be in attendance this weekend.

Aquille Carr, a star basketball guard at Patterson High School whose electrifying play earned him the nickname "Crimestopper," was released from jail late Saturday after being arrested on a domestic assault charge. Carr, 18, a 5-foot-6 point guard who was The Baltimore Sun's two-time All-Metro Player of the Year, is accused of throwing his former girlfriend to the ground outside a Southeast Baltimore trade school and kicking and punching her, records show. The rising senior announced in January that he had committed to play basketball at Seton Hall in the 2013 season.

Baltimore native C.J. Fair was not selected in Thursday night's NBA draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Fair, who played at Syracuse for four years and emerged as a star his junior and senior seasons, was projected as a mid-to-late second round pick by many sites. The former City star trained with George Gervin and John Lucas to prepare for the draft and was confident heading into the night that he would hear his name called ...

Aquille Carr isn't worried about the NBA draft Thursday night. After a journey from Baltimore to Beltsville to China to Delaware to New York City, the 20-year-old is excited to hopefully take a momentous step in his basketball career. The former Patterson star is not on any mock drafts and is not expected to be drafted, but that doesn't fluster him. "I'm not really stressing too much about the draft," Carr said. "I ain't really been thinking about it. I'll leave it in God's hands.

By Jonas Shaffer and Dean Jones Jr and The Baltimore Sun | April 20, 2014

Despite being cut by the NBA Development League's Delaware 87ers in January, former Patterson guard Aquille Carr hopes to continue his professional career at an even higher level. Carr, 20, said Sunday on his Twitter account that he is entering the 2014 NBA draft. “After consulting with my family, friends, and agent, I will be declaring for the 2014 NBA Draft,” Carr wrote on Twitter. According to many mock drafts, including those on NBADraft.net and DraftExpress.com, Carr is not expected to be selected in the June 26 draft.

Hoping to calm any fears about playing in front of a hostile crowd, Patterson coach Harry Martin on Friday dusted off a sweet memory - a video of the Clippers' region final win two years ago in front of a raucous crowd at Milford Mill. "I told them [the atmosphere] really wasn't a big deal," Martin said. "We just had to weather the storm. " Hours later, in front of an equally boisterous crowd at Randallstown, No. 8 Patterson weathered the storm, rallying from an early nine-point deficit to stop the No. 5 Rams, 73-63, in the Class 2A North region final.

Aquille Carr's NBA Development League journey has come to an end, at least for now. The Delaware 87ers on Friday released the former Patterson star, known in Baltimore as the “Crimestopper” for his must-see athletic feats. Brandon Williams, the 87ers' general manager, said the team placed Carr on waivers and that other D-League teams had 48 hours to claim the 20-year-old point guard. “He's got some incredible gifts and talents,” Williams said. “There's a lot he's going through privately.

College soccer No. 8 Terps men win, 2-1, against N.C. State on Senior Night Senior Patrick Mullins scored the game winner in the 47th minute as No. 8 Maryland defeated North Carolina State, 2-1, Friday on Senior Night at Ludwig Field. The Terps (9-3-5, 6-1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) allowed five shots from the Wolfpack (7-5-4, 2-5-3). Senior Sunny Jane scored the Terps ' first goal in the 43rd minute. Men's honor: Loyola Maryland senior goalkeeper Thurman Van Riper has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America/Capital One Academic All-District II first team after maintaining a 3.89 GPA. Women : Army defeated Navy, 2-0, in the Star Match at West Point.

The guard they call the “Crimestopper” is starting over in Newark. The Delaware 87ers selected former Baltimore prep basketball phenom Aquille Carr in the third round (No. 43 overall) of the NBA Development League Draft on Friday night, bringing the onetime blue-chip recruit's globe-trotting basketball odyssey to a halt. For now, at least. Carr last played during a barnstorming tour of China this summer alongside former NBA star Tracy McGrady and league champion Jason Williams.